Science and Religion in the Twenty-First Century

Name: Science and Religion in the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN: 9780334045946

ISBN-10: 0334045940

ISBN-13: 9780334045946

Edition: 2013

Authors: Russell Re Manning, Michael Byrne

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The so-called “new atheist” attacks on religion have provoked a renewed interest in the relationship between science and religion. Yet, there has been surprisingly little publically accessible informed discussion of the central issues at stake in the interface between the two. This book aims to fill this gap by providing a snapshot of what is really at stake in contemporary debates in science and religion. Old models of conflict between science and religion no longer hold; but neither do the alternative comprehensive models of independence, dialogue or integration. What emerges instead is a complex set of relations between science and religion in the twenty-first century. This book collects…

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List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd
Publication date: 1/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Michael Byrne is lecturer in Scottish Gaelic, Department of Celtic, University of Glasgow.



Acknowledgements


Contributors


Preface



Foreword: The Boyle Lectureship and its Trustees - Then and Now



Introduction: Science and Religion in the Twenty-First Century




Darwin, Design and the Promise of Nature




Darwin's Compass: How Evolution Discovers the Song of Creation




The Emergence of Spirit: From Complexity to Anthropology to Theology?




Cosmology of Ultimate Concern




Psychologizing and Neurologizing about Religion: Facts, Fallacies and the Future




Misusing Darwin: The Materialist Conspiracy in Evolutionary Biology




The Legacy of Robert Boyle: Then and Now




Is the World Unfinished? On Interactions between Science and Theology in the Concepts of Nature, Time, and the Future




Christ and Evolution: A Drama of Wisdom?




Science and Religion in Dialogue



Bibliography of Works Cited


Index